Is Plasmocin toxic for the animal cells ?
Plasmocin acts on targets only found in mycoplasma and many bacteria. It blocks DNA replication by inhibiting DNA gyrase, and protein synthesis by binding to the 50S ribosome subunit. At high concentrations of Plasmocin, a slowdown of cell growth rate may be observed. This slowing down is mainly due to the inhibition of mitochondria respiration by Plasmocin. However when Plasmocin is removed from culture medium, cells return rapidly to their normal growth rate.
